The feel-good videos of South Korean and Mexican soccer fans dancing and celebrating together in the opening days of the World Cup may have been surprising in many parts of the world. For the people of Los Angeles, though, it was nothing new. The Mexican and Korean communities are an integral part of the city’s vibrant multicultural identity, and their mutual admiration was on display at a watch party in the Koreatown neighborhood on Thursday for the Mexico-South Korea match.
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